Seven Compositions 1978 is an album by composer Anthony Braxton recorded in Paris in 1979 by a quartet and originally released on the Moers Music label.[1][2][3]

Seven Compositions 1978
Studio album by Anthony Braxton
Released	1980
Recorded	November 1979
Studio	P.A.L.M. Studio, Paris
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:39
Label	Moers Music momu 01066
Producer	Burkhard Hennen
Anthony Braxton chronology
Anthony Braxton / Robert Schumann String Quartet (1979) Seven Compositions 1978 (1980) Composition No. 94 for Three Instrumentalists (1980) (1980)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick stated: "Seven Compositions (1978) is, overall, a fine documentation of one of Braxton's less heralded bands and a fine compendium of works in its own right, providing a good portrait of the state of his musical concerns at the time."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton are graphically titled and the following attempts to translate the title to text.

1. "2643 K-8--W-B [Composition 69 G]" - 7:25
2. "W6 4N R6 AH0 [Composition 40 F]" - 9:55
3. "36 SB7 M-36 [Composition 69 M]" - 3:14
4. "ANNF (GM-6)--30 [Composition 40 D]" - 5:28
5. "F04(G)WN OQO-26-- [Composition 40 I]" - 3:57
6. "---(W6 N6) - K8-4 [Composition 69 H]" - 7:35
7. "---GM2 (OSM-40) - GRK [Composition 69 K]" - 2:05

Personnel

• Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, E♭ soprano saxophone, contrabass clarinet, soprano clarinet, clarinet
• Ray Anderson - trombone, alto trombone, cornet
• John Lindberg - bass
• Thurman Barker - drums, marimba, bells

References